Sunday, January 13, 2013

Castello della Sala Cervaro della Sala 2008

Variety: Chardonnay, Grechetto
Country of origin: Italy
Wine appellation: Umbria
Vintage: 2008
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: straw yellow
Bouquet: very expressive and seductive, grilled pineapple, toast with hazelnuts, perfect marriage between fruits and oak
Taste: medium to full body, very ripe tropical fruit character, grilled pineapple, mango, toasts, butter, long enjoyable finish
Recommended food pairing: mushroom cream sauce and pasta, pork loin
Overall score: 90
Price: CZK  1300
Stopper: single piece of cork (45 mm)
Perfectly done oaked chardonnay, style is between great Burgundys and oaky Californian Chards. We had pasta with cream mushroom sauce and I was looking for oak Chard to go with that and opened this one and to be honest I made very good choice!

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